In Palestine pt.7
June 30, 2013
One of the most universally popular symbols I’ve seen here (possible second only to the Palestinian flag) is the cartoon image of Handala. He is a young Palestinian refugee, tattered…
In Palestine pt.6
June 29, 2013
This is an eight track railroad crossing in Lyd, a historically Palestinian city within pre-67 borders Israel (called simply “48” by most Palestinians) which is very poor and is undergoing…
In Palestine pt.5
June 28, 2013
As many of you know, I’m completely infatuated with books, and book design. Being here in Palestine visiting libraries is a bit like being in a candy shop, with an…
Sounds of the Week #3
June 27, 2013
Welcome to the third installment of Sounds of the Week, the weekly musical musings of members of the Justseeds cooperative.
Honoring Grace Lee Boggs
June 27, 2013
“History is not the past. It is the stories that we tell about the past. How we tell these stories – triumphantly, self-critically, metaphysically, or dialectically – has a lot…
In Palestine pt.4
June 26, 2013
Ramallah is the geographical seat of the Palestinian Authority, but it is becoming increasingly clear that there is far from a consensus among Palestinians regarding them. The PA has gone…
Why I make spoke cards – and how!
June 26, 2013
I recently reprinted “Deeper Than Mechanics Dare” spoke cards, and thought the process might be of interest. I started making the cards three years ago, in order to make the…
In Palestine pt.3
June 25, 2013
The walls have so much texture here. This image is from Ramallah, and a good example of walls that have been painted over, and over, and over again for years….
Impeach Freights/Graf 6
June 25, 2013
“It Can’t Happen Hear.’
In Palestine pt.2
June 24, 2013
Today we spent the day in Nablus, with half of the time in the Balata Refugee Camp. The camp was set up by the UN in 1948 after the Israeli’s…
146: Fontana Africa, Part III
June 24, 2013
Here’s the third and final week of covers from the Fontana African Fiction series. I’ve given a bunch of back story and context for these covers in the previous two…
In Palestine pt.1
June 23, 2013
Molly and I (Josh) are in Palestine for two weeks as part of a librarians and archivists solidarity trip. Today was our first day, and we visited a half dozen…
Spain: World Champions in Unemployment
June 21, 2013
Great interventionist action in Spain, http://www.enmedio.info/en/campeones-del-paro/
Posters in Vienna
June 21, 2013
My long-time friend Chris (from London’s 56A Infoshop) travels a fair amount, and sometimes sends me pictures of political street art he finds along the way. I just got a…
Sounds of the Week #2
June 20, 2013
Welcome to the second installment of the Justseeds music related blog post “Sounds of the Week”.
I Am Bradley Manning
June 19, 2013
Some colleagues made this awesome, star-studded explosion of a video tribute to Bradley Manning. Watch it, think hard about it. What are YOU willing to do for what you know…
Impeach Freights/Graf 5
June 18, 2013
“Bread and Roses.”
A Woodcut mural remembering Acteal, Chiapas
June 17, 2013
It has been some months since my good friend and collaborator AIRE and I got to go on a trip to Chiapas where we got to collaborate with several organizations…
145: Fontana Africa, Part II
June 17, 2013
This week is a continuation of the covers from the Fontana African Fiction series. You can look at last weeks post and introduction to the books and their design HERE….
On The Shadows Of The Disappeared
June 14, 2013
There’s a really nice collection of Joao Pina’s photos of South America’s Disappeared on NPR Picture Show. In 1975, the right-wing dictatorships of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay…
Word On The Street: Image, Language, Signage (Chicago)
June 14, 2013
Opening this Friday at the Center for Book and Paper Arts at Colombia College Chicago, you’ll find Justseeds work in the new exhibition Word on the Street: Image, Language, Signage….
Victory Over Torture
June 13, 2013
Justseeds friend and frequent collaborator Paul Kjelland recently created a print about the grassroots movement that closed the Tamms prison. Kjelland writes: “This past week I collaborated with members of…
Celebrate Whistleblowers
June 13, 2013
Sounds of the Week #1
June 12, 2013
Welcome to the first installment of the Justseeds music related blog post “Sounds of the Week”. I (Pete Railand) will be posting weekly about the latest musical musings, obsessions, inspirations…
Civil Liberties In War Times
June 11, 2013
Subverting WPA posters has long been part of my design rubric. This time, I mined the “Civil Liberties During Wartime” WPA poster (a poster for a lecture by Max Lerner…
Never Alone Art Exhibition and Sale
June 11, 2013
Today is June 11th, Day of International Solidarity with Marie Mason and Eric McDavid and other long-term anarchist prisoners. The Never Alone Exhibition and art sale just went live, check…
Mic Crenshaw: Free My MInd
June 11, 2013
Radical Portland MC Mic Crenshaw has a new EP out and just posted a video for one of the tracks called “Free My MInd”. It’s a great cut: an homage…
Impeach Freights/Graf 4
June 11, 2013
Arm Thyself-Ideology War.
Stop Glowing Plants!
June 10, 2013
A Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of glowing plants just reached its funding goal. The plan, put forth by a small startup in the Bay Area called Genome Compiler…
144: Fontana Africa, part 1
June 10, 2013
While hunting for books in the Heinemann African Writers Series (by far the most expansive collection of writing from Africa in English, and interestingly designed covers to boot!) I began…
Commentary on “Aqui Seguimos”
June 7, 2013
University of Nottingham professor Adam David Morton offers up a nice little vignette of commentary on the significance of the Zapatista movement, using my “Aqui Seguimos” print as a springboard….
Israel Steals Gardens!
June 5, 2013
From Bay Area Queers Unleashing Power! “Israel Steals Gardens.” StreetCred artists modified bus ads in San Francisco over the past few weeks to highlight this truth. “Palestinian farmers face the…
Impeach Freights/Graf 3
June 4, 2013
“Cancel Citizens United.”
143: The Charred Witness
June 3, 2013
So in order to keep abreast of my book hoarding, I work one day a week at one of the best bookstores in New York City, Book Thug Nation. Recently…